Popillia japonica(POPIJA)
Distribution details in Portugal (Azores)
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2019: Present, no details
P. japonica was accidentally introduced into the Azores (Terceira Island) in the early 1970s. It has subsequently been recorded from the islands of Faial, Flores, Pico, Sao Jorge, and Sao Miguel. It is not known to occur in mainland Portugal.
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/158) : first reported from the Island of Graciosa (2019-08). Under eradication.
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/158) : first reported from the Island of Graciosa (2019-08). Under eradication.
* NPPO of Portugal (2019-08)
* Martins A, Paiva MR, Simoes N (1988) Japanese beetle: monitoring in the Azores with semiochemicals. Ecological Bulletins No. 39, 101-103.
* Martins A, Simoes N (1988) Suppression of the Japanese beetle in the Azores: an ecological approach. Ecological Bulletins No. 39, 99-100.
* Medeiros A, Mota J, Jaronski S (2009) Assessment of Metarhizium anisophiae for control the Japanese beetle on the Azores. IOBC/WPRS Bulletin 45, 321-324.
* Simoes AMMA (1984) Observações acerca de Popillia Japonica Newman na Ilha Terceira. Arquipelago, Ciencias da Natureza 5, 129-156.
* Simoes N & Martins A (1985) Life cycle of Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Terceira Island – Azores. Arquipelago 6, 173–179.
* Vieira V (2008) The Japanese beetle Popillia japonica Newman, 1938 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae in the Azores islands. Boletin Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 43, 450–451
* Martins A, Paiva MR, Simoes N (1988) Japanese beetle: monitoring in the Azores with semiochemicals. Ecological Bulletins No. 39, 101-103.
* Martins A, Simoes N (1988) Suppression of the Japanese beetle in the Azores: an ecological approach. Ecological Bulletins No. 39, 99-100.
* Medeiros A, Mota J, Jaronski S (2009) Assessment of Metarhizium anisophiae for control the Japanese beetle on the Azores. IOBC/WPRS Bulletin 45, 321-324.
* Simoes AMMA (1984) Observações acerca de Popillia Japonica Newman na Ilha Terceira. Arquipelago, Ciencias da Natureza 5, 129-156.
* Simoes N & Martins A (1985) Life cycle of Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Terceira Island – Azores. Arquipelago 6, 173–179.
* Vieira V (2008) The Japanese beetle Popillia japonica Newman, 1938 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae in the Azores islands. Boletin Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 43, 450–451